Monotype Challenge Quick Glance Guide - Episode 18+

[BIGJRA 133]

This is a list that shows at a quick look what different Pokemon are available at any given time in game in a monotype run.

Each spoiler is a new badge length of the game, including the most readily available member of the evolution line of the Pokemon, and does not mention Pokemon available in previous areas.

 

• Italics indicate Pokemon that will evolve into a type.
• Underline indicates Pokemon that will lose that type by their final evolution (mainly, for collecting, unless you want to use badge 17 Azurill for Normal type)
• Bold indicates legendary Pokemon
• **Asterisks** indicate Pokemon who are available by chance or choice earlier in the game, then reliably again later in the game. If you miss a chance or want all options of a choice, follow the asterisks to the second usage.
• Strikethrough indicates Pokemon which will have a mega-evolution that changes into the target type, such as Sceptile -> Dragon. Whether or not these are legal for your monotype run are up to you.

 

All types that do not feature any new Pokemon will be listed at the bottom of each spoiler tag.

 

Suggested Rules for a Monotype Run:

1. You can only use Pokemon of a single type for all battles. Pokemon that will evolve into a type may be used, but must be evolved by the end of the run. Optional: other typed mons can be used for: HM usage, field transformations for quests, catching Pokemon, 'impossible' boss battles.

2. If you're playing with a type that doesn't have any starters that will evolve into it, you must choose a starter and then ditch it in the PC once you catch your new Pokemon and it is able to put up a fight.
 

Other rules are at your discretion, have fun with it!

Starters

 

Dark: Froakie, Litten

Dragon: Charmander/Treecko

Fairy: Popplio

Fighting: Chespin/Torchic/Chimchar/Tepig

Fire: Charmander/Cyndaquil/Torchic/Chimchar/Tepig/Fennekin/Litten

Flying: Charmander, Rowlet

Ghost: Rowlet
Grass: Bulbasaur/Chikorita/Treecko/Turtwig/Snivy/Chespin/Rowlet

Ground: Turtwig/Mudkip

Poison: Bulbasaur

Psychic: Fennekin

Steel: Piplup
Water: Squirtle/Totodile/Mudkip/Piplup/Oshawott/Froakie/Popplio

 

Nothing new: Bug, Electric, Ice, Normal, Rock. The first two types and Normal have representatives immediately available before the first badge, though Ice and Rock do not.

Beginning to Julia

 

Bug: Spinarak, Combee, Pineco, Caterpie, Ledyba, Wurmple, Burmy, Kricketot, Surskit, Grubbin/Joltik*

Dark: Poochyena, Stunky, Purrloin

Dragon: Noibat

Electric: Pachirisu*, Tynamo, Blitzle, Grubbin/Joltik*

Fairy: Igglybuff

Fire: Pansear*

Flying: Pidgey, Hoothoot, Combee, Spearow, Caterpie, Ledyba, Wurmple, Noibat, Woobat, Surskit

Grass: Cherubi, Burmy-L, Budew

Ground: Burmy-S

Normal: Bidoof, Meowth, Minccino*, Patrat, Pidgey, Rattata, Hoothoot, Spearow, Whismur, Igglybuff, Teddiursa, Zigzagoon*
Poison: Ekans, Spinarak, Gulpin, Grimer, Wurmple, Stunky, Trubbish, Budew
Psychic: Woobat, Munna, Espurr*
Steel: Pineco, Burmy-T
Water: Bidoof, Finneon, Goldeen, Surskit, Panpour*,

Nothing new: Fighting, Ghost, Ice, Rock

Julia to Florinia

 

Bug: Venonat

Dark: Pancham

Electric: Plusle, Minun, Shinx, Pichu, Electrike

Fairy: Swirlix

Fighting: Makuhita, Mankey, Pancham, Buneary

Fire: Numel, Litleo, Slugma

Flying: Pidove, Hoppip, Ducklett*

Ghost: Frillish*

Grass: Hoppip, Bellsprout, Oddish, Sunflora, Lotad, Bounsweet

Ground: Numel, Onix, Nidoran M.

Ice: Vanillite, Seel/Spheal*

Normal: Pidove, Skitty, Glameow, Buneary, Sentret, Slakoth, Castform, Happiny, Lillipup, Litleo, Yungoos
Poison: Bellsprout, Oddish, Venonat, Koffing, Nidoran M.
Psychic: Spoink, Pichu, Bronzor*

Rock: Onix, Bonsly, Slugma

Steel: Klink, Onix, Bronzor*
Water: Ducklett*, Lotad, Clauncher/Clamperl/Seel/Spheal/Remoraid/Frillish*

Nothing new: Dragon

Florinia to Corey

 

Bug: Beedrill, Scatterbug, Sewaddle, Paras, Nincada*

Dragon: Mareep

Electric: Emolga, Mareep, Helioptile

Fairy: Snubbull*, Morelull

Fighting: Stufful*

Fire: Fletchling

Flying: Scatterbug, Emolga, Doduo, Drifloon, Fletchling, Nincada*

Ghost: Shuppet, Drifloon, Nincada*

Grass: Carnivine, Sewaddle, Pansage, Paras, Tangela, Petilil, Fomantis, Morelull, Skiddo/Deerling*

Ground: Bunnelby, Phanpy, Nincada*

Normal: Bunnelby, Helioptile, Doduo, Aipom, Stufful*, Fletchling, Deerling*, Stantler*
Poison: Beedrill

Nothing new: Dark, Ice, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Water

Corey to Shelly

 

Dark: Murkrow, A.Rattata, A.Meowth, Zorua

Fairy: Carbink/Mime Jr.*, Spritzee

Fire: Growlithe, Ponyta*

Flying: Murkrow

Ghost: Pumpkaboo

Grass: Pumpkaboo

Ground: Diglett, Geodude, Sandshrew

Ice: Cryogonal*

Normal: Dunsparce, A.Rattata, Furfrou*, Zangoose
Psychic: Gothita, Chingling, Unown, Espurr*, Mime Jr.*
Rock: Geodude, Carbink*
Water: Buizel*

 

Nothing new: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Poison, Steel

Mystery Egg

 

By trading a Growlithe Egg to a policeman in Jasper Ward, you can get 1 out of 18 eggs. This is random for every save file and cannot be manipulated. If you get one that is a part of Monotype, great! If you don't, oh well, they are all available later.

 

Bug: Larvesta

Dark: Pawniard/Sneasel

Dragon: Axew

Electric: Elekid

Fairy: Togepi/Azurill/Cottonee/A.Vulpix

Fighting: Shroomish

Fire: Larvesta/Vulpix

Flying: Togepi/Starly

Ghost: Phantump/Gastly

Grass: Shroomish/Phantump/Cottonee

Ground: Drilbur

Ice: Sneasel/A.Vulpix
Normal: Azurill/Starly
Poison: Gastly/Mareanie
Psychic: Staryu

Rock: Rockruff

Steel: Drilbur/Pawniard
Water: Tentacool/Staryu/Azurill/Mareanie

Shelly to Shade

 

Bug: Skorupi

Dark: Nuzleaf, Houndour/Carvanha*, Skorupi, Scraggy

Electric: Voltorb, Togedemaru

Fairy: Mawile

Fighting: Scraggy, Croagunk

Fire: Houndour*

Flying: Natu*, Tropius

Ghost: Duskull, Yamask, Golett*

Grass: Tropius, Nuzleaf

Ground: Swinub, Nidorina, Barboach, Golett/Baltoy*

Ice: Cubchoo, Swinub, Smoochum, A. Sandshrew

Normal: Porygon

Poison: Skorupi, Nidorina, Croagunk

Psychic: Solrock/Lunatone*, Smoochum, Natu/Baltoy/Elgyem*
Rock: Solrock/Lunatone*
Steel: Mawile, A. Sandshrew, Togedemaru
Water: Barboach, Carvanha*

Nothing new: Dragon

Shade to Kiki

 

Bug: Shuckle

Dark: Corphish

Dragon: Turtonator*

Electric: Stunfisk

Fighting: Throh, Meditite, Sawk, Crabrawler

Fire: Heatmor/Turtonator*

Ghost: Sandygast

Ground: Stunfisk, A.Diglett, Sandygast

Ice: Crabrawler

Normal: Ditto

Psychic: Meditite
Rock: Binacle, Shuckle, Nosepass, Corsola

Steel: Nosepass, A.Diglett
Water: Binacle, Krabby, Corphish, Corsola, Pyukumuku

Nothing new: Fairy, Flying, Grass, Poison

Kiki to Aya

 

Bug: Yanma, Shelmet, Nincada, Venipede

Dark: Inkay, Spiritomb

Dragon: Exeggcute

Fire: Cubone

Flying: Yanma, Nincada, Zubat

Ghost: Nincada, Spiritomb, Cubone

Grass: Exeggcute, Foongus

Ground: Palpitoad, Wooper, Shellos, Cubone, Nincada

Poison: Foongus, Venipede, Zubat

Psychic: Exeggcute, Inkay
Water: Palpitoad, Wooper, Shellos

Nothing new: Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel

Aya to Serra

 

Bug: Karrablast, Volbeat, Illumise, Anorith, Cutiefly

Dark: Sandile, Eevee, Cacnea*

Dragon: Skrelp, Trapinch

Electric: Dedenne, Eevee, A.Geodude, Oricorio

Fairy: Dedenne, Eevee, Cutiefly, Comfey, Audino

Fighting: Poliwag, Tepig*

Fire: Darumaka, Eevee, Tepig*, Oricorio, Pansear*

Flying: Mantyke, Farfetch'd, Taillow, Chatot, Archen*, Oricorio, Pikipek, Ducklett*, Natu**

Ghost: Misdreavus, Oricorio, Golett**

Grass: Deerling*, Maractus/Cacnea*, Eevee, Lileep, Chikorita*

Ground: Sandile, Trapinch, Baltoy/Golett**

Ice: Eevee
Normal: Spinda, Farfetch'd, Deerling*, Taillow, Chatot, Smeargle, Eevee, Pikipek, Minccino*, Kecleon, Furfrou*, Audino
Poison: Skrelp
Psychic: Eevee, Oricorio, Natu/Baltoy/Elgyem**

Rock: Aron, Kabuto, Omanyte, Lileep, Anorith, Cranidos, Shieldon, Tirtouga/Archen*, Solrock/Lunatone*, A.Geodude

Steel: Karrablast, Aron, Shieldon
Water: Squirtle*, Skrelp, Basculin, Luvdisc, Mantyke, Poliwag, Eevee, Kabuto, Omanyte, Tirtouga*, Clauncher*, Panpour*, Remoraid*, Ducklett*

Serra to Noel

 

Bug: Durant

Ground: Hippopotas
Steel: Durant

NO NEW POKEMON: Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Water

Noel to Radomus

 

Bug: Heracross/Pinsir, Dewpider

Dragon: Swablu

Electric: Pachirisu*

Fairy: Flabebe, Swablu

Fighting: Heracross, Tyrogue, Passimian, Bewear*
Flying: Swablu, Delibird, Sigilyph, Pinsir

Grass: Skiddo

Ground: Mudbray

Ice: Delibird

Normal: Tauros, Bouffalant, Miltank, Stantler*, Swablu, Girafarig, Komala, Oranguru, Bewear*, Linoone*
Poison: Qwilfish, Seviper

Psychic: Girafarig, Sigilyph, Oranguru, Drowzee
Water: Qwilfish, Dewpider, Wishiwashi

Nothing new: Dark, Fire, Ghost, Rock, Steel

Radomus to Luna

 

Dark: Sableye

Dragon: Tyrunt

Electric: Rotom

Fairy: Carbink*

Fighting: Chespin*

Fire: Litwick, Cyndaquil*

Ghost: Sableye, Litwick, Rotom

Grass: Chespin*

Ice: Amaura, Seel*

Normal: Lickitung, Type:Null

Psychic: Solosis, Wynaut, Bronzor*, Abra

Rock: Amaura, Tyrunt, Roggenrola, Carbink*

Steel: Bronzor*, Piplup*
Water: Alomomola, Piplup*, Seel*

 

Nothing new: Bug, Flying, Ground, Poison

Luna to Samson (No return to Reborn City for Four Badges):

 

Bug: Crustle

Dark: Absol, Vullaby

Dragon: Horsea

Fairy: Clefairy

Fighting: Timburr, Machoke, Hawlucha, Mienfoo

Fire: Vulpix

Flying: Rufflet, Hawlucha, Vullaby

Ghost: Snorunt

Ground: Rhyhorn

Ice: Bergmite, Snorunt, Cryogonal*, Spheal*

Normal: Rufflet

Rock: Crustle, Rhyhorn, Rockruff
Water: Horsea, Spheal*

Nothing new: Electric, Grass, Poison, Psychic, Steel

Samson to Charlotte

 

Dark: Pawniard

Dragon: Druddigon

Electric: Magnemite

Fairy: Cottonee

Fire: Salandit

Flying: Starly, Gligar
Ghost: Phantump

Grass: Cottonee, Phantump, Snover

Ground: Gligar

Ice: Snover
Normal: Starly, Kangaskhan, Munchlax

Poison: Salandit
Steel: Magnemite, Pawniard
Water: Golduck, Wailmer

Nothing new: Bug, Fighting, Psychic, Rock

Charlotte to Terra

 

Dragon: Drampa

Electric: Elekid, Chinchou

Fairy: A.Vulpix

Fighting: Riolu

Fire: Magby, Rotom-H

Flying: Rotom-F

Grass: Rotom-M

Ice: A.Vulpix, Rotom-C

Normal: Drampa

Rock: Relicanth

Steel: Riolu

Water: Relicanth, Chinchou, Clamperl*, Rotom-W

Nothing new: Bug, Dark, Ghost, Ground, Poison, Psychic

Terra to Ciel

 

Dark: Sneasel, A.Grimer

Fire: Fennekin*

Grass: Turtwig*

Ground: Turtwig*

Ice: Lapras, Sneasel

Poison: A.Grimer

Psychic: Fennekin*

Water: Totodile*, Lapras, Feebas

Nothing new: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Normal, Rock, Steel

Ciel to Adrienn

 

Bug: Wimpod, Grubbin*, Joltik*

Dragon: Treecko*, Charmander*

Electric: Grubbin*, Joltik*

Fairy: Klefki, Popplio*, Snubbull*, Ralts, Mime Jr.* 

Fighting: Ralts

Fire: Charmander*, Torkoal

Flying: Charmander*, Aerodactyl, Wingull, Archen*

Ghost: Frillish*, Dhelmise

Grass: Dhelmise, Treecko*

Ground: Mudkip*, Drilbur 

Ice: Shellder

Poison: Tentacool, Mareanie
Psychic: Ralts, Staryu, Mime Jr.*, Beldum
Rock: Aerodactyl, Tirtouga/Archen*

Steel: Klefki, Drilbur, Beldum

Water: Mudkip*, Frillish*, Tentacool, Shellder, Staryu, Wingull, Popplio*, Mareanie, Wimpod, Tirtouga*
 

Nothing new: Dark, Normal

Adrienn to Titania, Amaria

 

Bug: Heracross/Pinsir

Dark: Cacturne*, Litten, Magikarp

Dragon: Gible, Goomy

Fairy: Mimikyu, Togepi

Fighting: Chimchar*

Fire: Litten**, Chimchar*

Flying: Magikarp, Skarmory, Rowlet*, Minior, Togepi, Pinsir

Ghost: Honedge, Rowlet*, Mimikyu

Grass: Cacturne*, Ferroseed, Rowlet*, Bulbasaur*

Ground: Gible

Poison: Bulbasaur*
Psychic: Bruxish
Rock: Minior

Steel: Skarmory, Ferroseed, Honedge

Water: Magikarp, Phione, Bruxish, Oshawott**

 

Nothing new: Electric, Ice, Normal

Amaria to Hardy

 

Bug: Scyther, Larvesta

Dark: Larvitar, Deino, Froakie*, Litten**

Dragon: Dratini, Bagon, Axew, Deino, Jangmo-o, Poipole

Fairy: Marill

Fighting: Torchic*, Shroomish, Jangmo-o

Fire: Torchic*, Larvesta, Litten**

Flying: Scyther, Dratini, Bagon

Ghost: Gastly

Grass: Shroomish, Snivy*

Ground: Larvitar

Normal: Azurill

Poison: Gastly, Poipole

Psychic: Slowpoke

Rock: Larvitar

Steel: Scyther

Water: Slowpoke, Marill, Froakie*, Oshawott**

 

Nothing new: Electric, Ice

 

Enjoy your monotypes!

 

[pyrromanis 70]

Really good job and very helpful guide!!!

Just a note, numel is available only after you defeat julia and for the ground starters you confused piplup for mudkip

[Odybld 70]

Great idea and great job! You missed some little things like Pumpkaboo between Corey and Shelly, Lunatone being an either/or with Solrock, and then Carvanha, Barboach and Houndour are available after Shelly. Will look if there's more.

Ghost actually gets 7 'till Aya (Shuppet, Yamask, Pumpkaboo, Duskull, Spiritomb, Misdreavus and Shedinja),Ice is the one that gets only 4 (Vanillite, Smoochum, Swinub, Cubchoo)

[BIGJRA 133]

Really good job and very helpful guide!!!

Just a note, numel is available only after you defeat julia and for the ground starters you confused piplup for mudkip

Thank you; I'll fix those two things.

Great idea and great job! You missed some little things like Pumpkaboo between Corey and Shelly, Lunatone being an either/or with Solrock, and then Carvanha, Barboach and Houndour are available after Shelly. Will look if there's more.

Ghost actually gets 7 'till Aya (Shuppet, Yamask, Pumpkaboo, Duskull, Spiritomb, Misdreavus and Shedinja),Ice is the one that gets only 4 (Vanillite, Smoochum, Swinub, Cubchoo)

Thanks, and the main reason for those things I missed was I was lazy that I was using the guide on On The Hunt (which is somewhat outdated rn)

[Guest]

Wow! This is extremely helpful. Thanks for posting this!

[Sheep 27]

Unless something's changed you can only get Skrelp after beating Aya 'cause you need the good rod.

[BIGJRA 133]

Unless something's changed you can only get Skrelp after beating Aya 'cause you need the good rod.

Right, thanks!

[Odybld 70]

Also Pichu before and Petilil after Florinia.

[Another Felix 18]

Well, that kind of sucks for anyone hoping to do a Ghost monorun. There really should be a starter that becomes Ghost type next generation.

Water/Fairy

Grass/Dark

Fire/Ghost (I feel that Ghost should be super-effective against Fairy. Don't know why.)

[Etesian 8]

Darumaka isn't available when you listed it, since you need to trade a Luvdisc for it.

[Zane0144 16]

This is extremely helpful thank you so much! I'll be using this as a reference in future playthroughs and I'm very happy to see monotype gaining popularity around here.

[BIGJRA 133]

btw never fear friendly monotypers because I'll be updating this guide as soon as possible with the E15 details (any ace members who wanna hook me up with E15 changes just let me know)

[DashingStorm 3]

I'm pretty sure Geodude can be found before facing Julia, in the Underground Railnet (where you can also find Noibat, which is listed).

[BIGJRA 133]

I'm pretty sure Geodude can be found before facing Julia, in the Underground Railnet (where you can also find Noibat, which is listed).

According to the Reborn EV training guide that part of the UR has only Stunky and Noibat at that point... I might be wrong; will check later.

[DashingStorm 3]

According to the Reborn EV training guide that part of the UR has only Stunky and Noibat at that point... I might be wrong; will check later.

Mah badddddddd. It's a Rock Smash thing. Q__Q

[Follow 0]

Remoraid is also avaliable after Aya.

[BIGJRA 133]

Remoraid is also avaliable after Aya.

I haven't finished that section yet but thanks!

[ArthurZH 2]

Something I'd like to add, you can get Lotad for Water Types pre-Florinia, post-Julia. Noticed you didn't put it there.

Also, don't forget Eevee for post-Aya Pre-Serra, where u can get Flareon/Vaporeon/Jolteon/Espeon/Umbreon/Leafeon/Glaceon/Sylveon

[Mortally Divine 5]

I get back after 5 months of living life being busy, finally summer, see this thread, roll through steel and I see you have forgotten something! (OH NOES)!

No need to fear, I am here to save the day! (Yaaayyy!)

Anyways! Magnemite / Magneton / Magnezone is available in the wild inside of Shade's Gym, not sure when you can first access that, but you can catch those guys as a wild pokemon. Also, I don't know when you can first reach Beldum, but he is also obtainable at some point. I know you haven't gotten to Lucario, but don't forget to include him <3. Thanks!

Edited June 2, 2015 by Mortally Divine

[Fumble 52]

I get back after 5 months of living life being busy, finally summer, see this thread, roll through steel and I see you have forgotten something! (OH NOES)!

No need to fear, I am here to save the day! (Yaaayyy!)

Anyways! Magnemite / Magneton / Magnezone is available in the wild inside of Shade's Gym, not sure when you can first access that, but you can catch those guys as a wild pokemon. Also, I don't know when you can first reach Beldum, but he is also obtainable at some point. I know you haven't gotten to Lucario, but don't forget to include him <3. Thanks!

Beldum's available from Noel - Radomus, iirc.

Anyways, keep up the work, BIGJRA. Good thing that Rejuvenation only has 7 Gyms so far, so I'm already done!

[iowayshay 2]

Sooo, I really want to do a fairy monotype, any suggestions? I'd probably have to ask someone to help me get a starter, right? like the save file editing thing?

[BIGJRA 133]

For fairy it's really up to you. You can get a starter and use it until you get Igglybuff/Cleffa, or you can hack in a starter. If you don't want to go through that trouble you could use your starter and Igglybuff/Cleffa for Julia, then get Snubbull and ditch the starter.

[Courtesy 0]

This is INCREDIBLY helpful, but one of your listings leaves me a bit confused.

In bugs, it claims I can find a combee and pineco BEFORE julia. But I need headbutt, and I thought I only got headbutt later?

Where can I get headbutt before Julia? Or did that list not consider the conditions required to nab those pokemons spawn locations?

[Mortally Divine 5]

You can get headbutt from a bidoof reaching level 17

[Courtesy 0]

oh dear.

That is vaguely problematic. I'm not sure if using Bidoof to access a move to capture other pokemon is exactly allowed in a monotype run?

I'll have to ask around.